American Grilled Cheese Vs. French Grilled Cheese 

It's fun to compare stuff but in reality, if any of us were to see these grilled cheese side by side we'd be like "Wow! Two grilled cheese!!" and be filled with joy being able to eat two grilled cheese.

Frenchman here: We usually make the croque monsieur (pronounced croque meussieu, you're not far off Josh :D) with toast bread as it's much easier. My mum's recipe is with grated emmental and cream on the top and then stick it in the oven and it works just great. You didn't mention the croque madame with the sunny side up egg on top and that's just the best (add a drop of vinegar on the egg for fanciness). Love your content!

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I've never had a croque monsieur, but it looks delicious. That being said, if you toast some bread and melt some cheese, I'm all about it. Bonus points for a bit of tomato soup on the side.

I had this at an open air restaurant close to the University in Austin almost 50 years ago. I have been making it ever since. Sourdough bread, cream cheese, Emmentaler, and tomato slices. Delicious! Of course there are many variations and I have made many of them.

I once got a Croque Madame, which is a Croque Monsieur with a small circle of the bread cut out and a poached egg nesting within. It definitely made the sandwich even better.

my dad is french but moved to england as a young adult, he’s a chef and food is one of the ways he brings france to us. this sandwich means so much to me because it’s so good and super nostalgic. i really appreciate this :)))

Here in the Netherlands it’s very common for people to have a panini press at home for our version of a grilled cheese. We usually make them with white bread or any leftover old bread and always with ham and Gouda cheese.

Cheese toasties are different because they are cooked in a sandwich toaster which seals the sides shut

I made a croque monsieur with a croissant from my local bakery. It was a spiritual experience.

Simply as a video, this one was so entertaining. Made my day. Never thought to make a French version of grilled cheese. Merci.

A toastie (at least how I've always had it) is made in a toastie maker. It's a heated press that turns the bread into a sealed sandwich. Otherwise it's just cheese on toast with a lid. No wrong way to make it. This is just my family and I make them. 😅

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Something about the childhood nostalgia. It’s like the scene in Ratatouille when the critic takes a bite of the perfectly executed ratatouille and is transported back to his childhood. Beauty in simplicity

Eating along as he's making food? That's life right there! You make awesome content and recipes!

Greetings from Sweden. Just got your cookbook, I really like it! Keep up the great cooking!

That’s an American croque-monsieur… The basic croque in France is ham/cheese inside the toast slices and voila. The mornay topping is for restaurants. So your American grilled ham and cheese was actually close to what a basic French croque should be. Ham slices and emmental/gruyère slices (or grated). Butter outside. That’s it.

The way me and my friend likes to make a grilled cheese sandwhich is with provolone cheese, and white American cheese, (not the same as normal american!) On sour dough, Cook it the same withe butter grilling like in this video, and it is TO DIE FOR,. While good with the classic tomato soup/bisque, and you'd never think it , but having a side of raspberry preserves/jelly to dip your sandwich is compliment the cheese so well, you'd never think it would be good, it probably sounds weird, but NO that jam with the provolone+white american grilled Cheese sandwhich is SO great. if anyone sees this comment, try it! you will not regret it!

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A must try! Those looked so good!

Adding thin sliced onions into a grilled cheese sandwich also adds a giant level of flavor

There's also the francesinha, from Porto, Portugal. It's a sandwich with: steak, ham, linguiça (a kind of sausage), topped with cheese and melted, and covered in a beer and tomato-based sauce and has a fried egg on top, too.

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I just saw someone talked about it. And bifana too!! Amazing! 😀

The american grilled cheese is the croque monsieur we'd make at home (with ham of course). The mornay sauce and sour dough is the type you'd expect when going for a quick lunch at a bistrot before heading back to work.

The British toastie is identical to the American grilled cheese except we use cheddar cheese in the middle. I've made the American version with the American cheese - pretty good if you get a decent mature cheddar slice. I like all three but make the first two mainly because they are simple to put together. Also the American idea of pairing them with tomato soup - bloody genius!

Looks so good😋

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The croque monsieur is a great sandwich, to enjoy culinarily with great taste and preparation. A great sandwich on it's own merit. The american grilled cheese just takes you back to when you were a kid, times were simpler, and you only had to worry about getting homework done and when the next great video game would be released.

making croque monsieur tonight been following you since under 1m followers, learned so got dang much. you even responded to a text i sent you with a pic of my sourdough! saw your book on the shelves at my local Target and was legit excited for all your hard earned success thanks and congrats!

It is my most nostalgia inducing food item. From having them at a special sunday lunch as a kid, to grilling them in one of those cast iron contraptions over an open fire at the scouts. Been trying all sorts of versions ever since; with tomato and basil inside, grilled pineapple and bbq sauce, spicy ground beef, fried mushrooms and herbs, Italian deli meats, pulled pork. And for my guilty pleasure quick-fix; 2 layers of cheese with ham and ketchup in the middle, nuked in a microwave and served with a dollop of mayo. Disgustingly good hangover cure.

Prepare yourself for all the comments about grilled cheese vs melts

Might be the best video you've ever made. I especially liked how you differentiated classic grilled cheese from a ham and cheese.

Totally awesome & easy to watch cause your vids are somewhat shorter way to go THX

AIAAA was just craving a croque monsieur!!!! thank you!!!!!

Had a Croque Monsieur at a french restaurant with a side of chicken liver once. It was so eye opening. Such a nostalgic dish for me. Well done, Josh.

When I was little, I always thought that croque monsieur was a fancy and expensive french dish, but it turns out it’s completely the opposite 😂

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That does look amazingly delish

a more fair comparison would have been an equal amount of work for both sandwiches because the croque monsieur takes like 3x the work of just putting buttered bread, cheese, and ham on a pan

Actually, us brits have something called a Welsh Rarebit. It's basically toast with mornaise (or a different cheese sauce) on it popped in the oven until bubbling. It's often eaten as either breakfast or lunch.

Just made it. Delicious!

English guy here, we have a slight variation, there's the standard "cheese toastie" which is done using a specific device called a toastie maker, if you look it up you'll notice that the edges and the centre are sealed so that each half is a triangle shaped pouch, made so that the filling doesn't spill out of the edges. Otherwise when we make a toasted cheese sandwich we don't usually cook it on a pan, we'll either use a sandwich press like a breville, or we'll put it in the oven and toast it that way, but pan cooking is not so common for our toasted cheese sandwiches over here.

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ooh if so, I wanna see you make a Mozzarella in Carrozza or a Welsh Rarebit at least watching this video is a bit refreshing after Gordon's disaster on that one hehe

Grilled Swiss with Kosciusko mustard is what Mom always made me. It's fantastic!

That cheese gurye...is so expensive,,,,I love it!! thank you for introducing me to it... We use coblyjack shredded with a bit of the gurye. I put a little bit of that cheese in everything now lol

In this context, I'd like you to consider my absolute favorite meal: the dutch 'tosti': bread with gouda cheese and ham, in a panini press. It's the best. Serve with mayo or ketchup. I'm actually surprised it's not so well known in other countries

Man I would love to see how he makes a Francesinha which is the portuguese version of a Croque Monsieur.

I learned that you can sub out mayo for the butter when toasting the bread and it IS a game-changer. Crisper, crunching bread and the egg and oil component adds to the flavor.

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Hi Joshua. We have francesinha in Portugal .. basically we took the French level to a next level by adding sausage , steak and a spicy sauce .. the best ones are in Porto.

add two over easy eggs on top of the Croque Monsieur and you got yourself the equally delicious Croque Madame.

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Excellent

For the French version, you can try some sour cream inside, just a little for more sweetness ! 😁

I'll have you know that a cheese toastie is actually a Dutch thing, and it's called a ham kaas tosti (ham and cheese toastie basically) you forgot the 3rd contender Mr. Weissmann!

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my mouth is watering rn

I feel like grilled cheese is a snack and croque-monsieur is a dish. I totally get the childhood nostalgia you mention about your grilled cheese : we French kids have the same feeling about croque-monsieur ;)

The "Croque Monsieur" is pretty accurate but we actually use bechamel instead of the sauce you make

Mouth watering yummy looking grilled cheese!

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Here in Spain we have "sandwitch mixto" Witch essentially is also a grilled cheese with jam. When some places what to get fancy they cover it with bechamel ans cheese and broil it. So, kinda a middle ground.

traditionnal french croque-monsieur is made with bechamel sauce, but actually any non pro cook will make them without it, i think your american grilled cheese is much closer to the basic croque monsieur than your other version despite the fact it looks really great

I wish i could make all your food. They always look so good no matter what Edit: I also just recently found your channel and I wish I have found it earlier because all your videos are so satisfying to watch

I do my grilled cheese on English muffin bread with a slice of American cheese, provolone cheese and Gouda. Use garlic butter if I'm feeling frisky, and add a fried egg if the mood strikes. Yup, going to go cook now. Great video Josh.

Josh you need to try season your bread with salt and pepper when you fry it, it's a game changer

I went to a small restaurant in Florence, Italy once and was a little tired of pizza and pasta near the end of my trip, so I ordered a grilled ham and cheese. Turns out Italian grilled cheese is just a plate of cheese and ham put under the broiler with no bread. American and French Grilled Cheese>> Italian Grilled Cheese.

I would love to see your take on a Welsh Rarebit🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The beauty of the American grilled cheese is in its simplicity. It's always quick and cheap to toss together, but you can also always step your game up with ingredients and prep.

For a french, you just did 2 croque monsieur. The left one, the one you'd make at home, as a basically slightly fancier ham and cheese sandwich (because hey, you toasted it, worth the points for fancyness), the other one would be more "restaurant style", since no self-respecting restaurant would serve you the basic grilled cheese-like croque monsieur.

Fluffy cheese on toast , cheese grated with mayo under grill on bread blinking simple yummy but very rich x love it gotta love cheese!

The whole family loved the surprise taste test Man, thanks. I learned a few simple tricks to improve other foods, like adding cheese gravy and ALWAYS toasting the buns. Thank you. We went with the class American for the win, much to my surprise.

When you offer toast with melting cheese you can never go wrong! Those who don't use it are wrong, because it's super tasty, and what can I say about the porn food effect!

That French grilled cheese is looking real good over there but there’s nothing like the American classic 😋

This man has the skills to make regular old grilled cheese look like it could be in a 3 course 5 star meal Im definatily buying your cookbook

Dropped the hardest edit of this year about some grilled cheese sandwiches and thought I wouldn’t realize

French croque-monsieur are exactly your American grilled cheese version. The other one is just a fancy version but not something you would eat on a daily basis

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in australia and new zealand we been doing grilled ham and cheese for a long time. even grilled cheese and tomato with a light coat of salt and pepper on the tomato which is also nice if you add ham but still good by itself.

My hot take: A grilled cheese is bread and cheese only. The addition of any other ingredients, make it a melt.

I have had a LOT of croque monsieurs and I've never had any of them that had cheese on the outside. It's honestly so simple that I'm always wondering why other countries don't just put some ham in their grilled cheese. Same thing with mac n cheese, just put in some ham & it gets way better for practically 0 extra work

Grilled Cheese is definitely one for the books. I don't know any American's in my age group who haven't loved the feeling of Mom's basic grilled cheese. That said, that French Version.... OMG! The bread alone would be a reason to switch sides :) Happy cooking, UB

I took a good look at your sandwich recipe, the cheese is very tasty

Alton brown is literally the only chef who does Grilled cheese correctly. You made a pair of cheese melts.

if it has something other than cheese it's actually a melt not a grilled cheese

You need try the Welch Rarebit. Super yummy!

i love that you openly accept nostalgia and simplicity in foods despite variance in quality of ingredients as a caveat to this comparison

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For a while there with my June oven I was sautéing mushrooms and making cheese sandwiches like that

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in britain as well as a a toastie we also have cheese on toast which is an open toasted cheese sandwich (toastie)

British Toasties use a Sandwich Toaster which seals edges, tends to have tomato puree, vintage cheddar cheese, onion and mixed herbs. Also Fresh tomato and cheese, ham and cheese, Cheese and herbs, Coronation Chicken and Cheese. Few examples..

In Brazil we have Queijo Quente e Misto Quente (something like "Hot Cheese" and "Hot Mixed"). Traditionally we had the Cheese Sandwich and the Ham Sandwich (Sanduíche de Queijo e Sanduíche de Presunto)... When someone wanted a grilled one they just asked for a hot one... Someone somewhere just asked to mix both, so the Mixed one has born (Misto)... When another someone asked to grill it become the Misto Quente. The most popular one in the current days. Where I live it's made with Queijo Prato (a Brazilian cheese that I'm sure isn't a thing outside Brazil), across the country you can found it with other cheese variations like Mozzarella, Curd Cheese or some kind of Minas' Cheese. The only certain it's that all these variations are better than American Cheese.

A toastie is usually made with a press I have one from the 70s that puts like a seashell pattern on them and helps pack all the flavour together and the inside buttered aswell and with cheddar also cheese and tomato cheese and onion ham and cheese and sometimes even tuna and cheese are quite popular

In Australia we have jaffles which you use a special sandwich press that seals it into a little melty bread pie. Baked beans in that bad boy is the best

Love your cooking videos, Josh! Can you make a video of your own Stuffed Sandwich recipe? (The Stuffed Sandwich from Luckys featured on Man Vs Food) keep up the great work! 🙂🙏🏻

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